I’ve worked alongside more than 2,000 founders: Here’s what Founder Mode means, and how you can apply this immediately. Founder Mode: Buzzword or Your Secret Sauce? Right now my business networks are obsessed with “Founder Mode”, all thanks to Brian Chesky (who founded Airbnb) and Paul Graham (who founded tech startup incubator YCombinator, and was...
Does a Review Count if You Haven’t Reddit? DATELINE: Brisbane, Australia In an online discussion this week, I shared some of my personal tax reduction strategies. It was well-received, but as often happens online the discussion turned into some personal criticism. And then someone dropped this truth bomb: “Jacob Aldridge is great at convincing others...
The Como Business Coaching team was privileged last week to attend the Gala Dinner for the Queensland “40 Under 40” entrepreneurial awards. As supporters of Queensland business in general, Harmony and I were extra excited to celebrate one of our clients in particular (Jason Hawley, above) who was awarded one of the 40 Under 40...
Over the past 20 years I have helped design and implement more than 1,000 change projects into private enterprise. These are the three tips I give all my clients at the beginning. So if you find that “Project Management Sucks” or “Your Strategy Days are a Waste of Time“, then I hope these are direct...
Leverage or Legacy? DATELINE: BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA (COLDER THAN LONDON!) Dear Reader Businesses sell for any number of reasons – out of despair, desperation, necessity … and every now and then, because you’ve built a bloody good businesses and it’s time to turn that success into cash so someone else can drive it to the next phase....
Blue Bricks and Brick WallsWelcome… DATELINE: LEEDS, ENGLAND Happy Friday I’m wrapping up my research tour of the M62 Corridor, and we’re drawing close to concluding our 4 week breakdown of Business Lifecycle priorities. Does your business ever feel stuck? Read below for solutions the Step Up phase Brick Wall extraction. In the English midlands lies a small...
